Name Pabna Class Planned 5 | In commission 1972-Present Completed 5 | |
Builders Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited Operators Bangladesh Navy (former)
Bangladesh Coast Guard | ||
Pabna Class is the class of a riverine patrol crafts of Bangladesh. The ships of this class are the first ever made in Bangladesh warships. Currently Bangladesh Coast Guard operates them.
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History
Pabna Class patrol craft was built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. This ships were the first ships of Bangladesh Navy. Later on, in 1995, after the emergence of Bangladesh Coast Guard, the ships were transferred to them.
Design
The ships are 22.9 metres (75 ft) in length, 6.1 feet (6.1 ft) in breadth and 1.9 metres (6.2 ft) in drought. They have a displacement of 69 tons and a complement of 33 personnel. The ships carry one Bofors 40 mm gun of 60 cal. as armament. This patrol crafts can be used for coastal patrolling also besides riverine patrolling.
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